'This Is Us' Cast Reacts To Heart-Wrenching Episode

February 22, 2017 8:40 AM PST

Milo Ventimiglia warned us when he tweeted
out a sick note on Tuesday – one he suggested
fans might need for their bosses or schools on Wednesday after watching what he
said was going to be a "very emotional" episode of "This Is
Us."

(Spoiler alert! This story contains details from the
episode.)

And the actor didn't oversell it in the slightest. The NBC
drama delivered another emotionally heart-wrenching episode on Tuesday night
when Randall's biological father, William Hill, lost his
battle with cancer.

The cast and executive producer turned to social media
before, during and after the episode's airing to show how much the
heartbreaking episode affected them too.

"This Is Us" creator and Executive Producer Dan
Fogelman shared a letter he previously gave to the cast after the episode
aired, on Twitter. And – grab the tissues – it's also going to pull at your
heartstrings.

Sterling K. Brown, who plays Randall, took to Facebook on
Tuesday night, to talk about the episode.

"I've seen this episode a few times now, and … still
gets me," he said.

He revealed he's tried to get Ron Cephas Jones, who has played William,
to join a social media.

"I gotta tell Ron to get on social media so he can know
just how much he is appreciated and how much he is loved," Sterling said.

As he addressed fans, Sterling got emotional.

"It's not my goal to like bring you to tears. That
happens to be a byproduct of what we do. Tears do happen to come, but I want you to feel, I want
you to feel connected and recognize that we're all in this together, you know?
And that no man or woman is an island unto themselves. And if you have family
that you haven't talked to in a while or, friends that you feel that you've
gotten out of touch with, then call them up, and let 'em know how much love 'em
and how much you care because tomorrow is not promised," he said, with
tears in his eyes.

Chrissy Metz, who plays Randall's sister, Kate, praised the performances of her co-stars, as she was one of the many brought to tears by the episode.

"I couldn't tweet through the tears. I have no words just love & admiration. @sterlingkb1 #roncephasjones @Dan_Fogelman," she tweeted.